The Australian Silver Kookaburra is one of Perth Mint’s most popular 1 oz silver coins. Issued annually as of 1990, the series is not just the most popular at the mint, it is also one of the longest-running in the history of the mint. Today, 2016 1 oz Australian Silver Kookaburra Monkey Privy Coins are available to you online from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Available to you inside individual acrylic capsules!
• 26^th year of issue in the Australian Silver Kookaburra Series!
• Distinctive Year of the Monkey Privy issue!
• Limited mintage of only 50,000 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• The face value of $1 (AUD) is fully backed by the Australian government.
• On the obverse is Queen Elizabeth II.
• The reverse face depicts a kookaburra on a fence post.

These particular 2016 Australian Silver Kookaburra Coins combine the popularity of Perth Mint’s longest-running silver bullion series and the creativity of its Lunar Series II collection. The Silver Kookaburra is the perfect vehicle for a privy series, with Perth Mint offering Lunar Series II privy marks in a limited release.

All of the 2016 1 oz Australian Silver Kookaburra Monkey Privy Coins in this listing are available to you in acrylic capsules. The 2016 release came with a total of 500,000 Silver Kookaburras. A total of 50,000 silver coins in this release came with a Year of the Monkey privy on the reverse field of the coins.

On the obverse of 2016 Australian Silver Kookaburra Monkey Privy Coins is a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The portrait of Her Majesty shown here is the Ian Rank-Broadley design that was created in 1998 for the Royal Mint of England. This portrait shows the Queen wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara and is one of the most popular of Her Majesty during her reign as Queen of England.

The reverse field of the 2016 1 oz Silver Kookaburra Monkey Privy Coins comes with a design honoring the kookaburra and the Year of the Monkey on the Chinese lunar calendar. The image of the kookaburra shows the bird perched on a single post along a barbed-wire fence. There is a barren tree on the horizon in the background field. In the background between the tree and the chest of the bird, you will find a circular privy mark with a small monkey in right-profile relief.

Please feel free to reach out to JM Bullion if you have any questions about these silver coins. Our team is available to assist you on the phone at 800-276-6508, online using our live chat, and via our email address.